2009

Sunday, April 26, 2009
Belt it out

Penn Masala sings at SASA show

The South Asian a capella group is based at the University of Pennsylvania.

Just dance

Deeva Dance Troupe combines hip-hop, Bollywood styles

The group performed in its third annual Spring Showcase on Saturday.

Neal Sales-Griffin looks back at his term as ASG president

Neal Sales-Griffin, in one of his last days in the ASG presidential office. Photo by the author.
Neal Sales-Griffin chose which stops would be made on the Saturday shuttle from campus to downtown Chicago. On the spot. “Off the top of my head,” he said.
The SESP senior was meeting early in Fall Quarter with Director of [...]

NBEYOND

NBeyond interviews The Knux

An interview with the MC duo that opened for Ludacris.

Evanston Mayor Tisdahl to speak at CRC Tuesday

The Communications Residential College will host a fireside chat with newly elected Evanston mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl on Tuesday, April 28 at 7 p.m, according to an e-mail from Nathalie Rayter, one of the Academic Directors of CRC.
Rayter said in another email the event is “officially open to all members of the Residential Colleges (all 11 [...]

Sports

Why you shouldn’t have watched the NFL draft

Going Against McGrain takes a look at the ups and downs of this year’s NFL draft.

Yar, matey

The politics of pirates

Comparing the Somali pirates to their ancient Roman predecessors shows striking similarities.

Lacrosse

Women’s lacrosse nabs another victory

NU team beat long time rivals Penn on Saturday.

Wildcat Football

Thanks to Spring game, ‘Cats are optimistic

Despite losing graduating seniors, Coach Fitz is pleased with the progress of the team.

When he moved, we moved

Ludacris fulfills many students’ fantasies

After lackluster opening acts, Ludacris wowed concertgoers at Patten Gymnasium.

Let’s look at the slow loris

By now, you’ve probably seen the minor Internet video hit that is a slow loris (I was originally told it was a lemur, but Google disagrees) being tickled. This isn’t anywhere near the popularity of, say, “Otters Holding Hands,” but it’s making the viral rounds. If you haven’t seen it, check it out [...]

NU LAX paints the Rock: April 24

The Northwestern Women’s Lacrosse team painted the Rock on Friday to advertise their Saturday game against the University of Pennsylvania at Lakeside Field. According to NUsports.com, Northwestern won 11-9.

Poetry Mondays

It’s Still Raining

Rainy days and Mondays don’t have to get you down. One writer reflects on the finer qualities of this season’s source of aggravation.

Friday, April 24, 2009

FMO, Hillel host Black Jewish Freedom Seder

For Members Only and Hillel co-hosted the seventh annual Black Jewish Freedom Seder Thursday evening in Hardin Hall to continue what the organizers called the “Celebration of Unity, Cooperation, and Action” between black and Jewish students. The event, first held in 2003, is the legacy of a Northwestern student who attended a similar event at [...]

NU protests Saberi detention, draws media attention

A march brought faculty and students together Thursday to protest the sentencing of journalist and NU alumna Roxana Saberi to eight years in prison in Iran on spying charges.

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